Malware

Cheoh Hai Beng, a 49-year-old Malaysian national, received a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence and a fine of S$3,608 (about $2,700 USD).

The forthcoming infostealer advertised on Telegram offers 14 custom modules.

Threat actors have harnessed malicious ISO files to spread the Phantom Stealer malware against finance, accounting, and payment firms, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises in Russia as part of an advanced phishing campaign, reports Cyber Security News.

More sophisticated JSCEAL malware emerges Improved anti-analysis methods and a more robust command-and-control infrastructure have been embedded in an upgraded version of the JSCEAL information-stealing malware in use since August, according to GBHackers News.

The attack chain begins by directing victims to malicious websites, often appearing at the top of search results due to SEO poisoning.

Malicious GitHub repositories purporting to be open-source intelligence tools and developer utilities have been used to spread the nascent PyStoreRAT malware, SiliconANGLE reports.

Newly emergent NANOREMOTE malware sets sights on Windows systems Windows systems are aimed to be compromised by the new NANOREMOTE backdoor, which overlaps with the FINALDRAFT implant linked to suspected Chinese threat operation REF7707, also known as Earth Alux, JewelBug, and CL-STA-0049, reports The Hacker News.